New Hampshire House of Representatives seat · former district
New Hampshire House of Representatives: COOS 8
12 elections since 1968: Democrats won 3, Republicans 1.
1990 election
Nov 6, 1990- Henry W. Coulombe (D) · won15.6%
- Harold D. Nelson (D) · won · incumbent15.2%
- Marie C. Hawkinson (D) · won13.7%
- Romeo J. Theriault (D) · won · incumbent11.5%
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
Every election for this seat
12 races since 1968. District numbers are redrawn after each census: each group is one set of lines.
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Won by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1990 | Henry W. Coulombe · Harold D. Nelson · Marie C. Hawkinson · Romeo J. Theriault · Catherine M. Brungot · Dennis J. Kilbride (DEM) | Robert E. Dumont (R) | 2.1 |
| 1988 | Harold D. Nelson · Catherine M. Brungot · Dennis J. Kilbride · Romeo J. Theriault · George Lemire · Robert E. Dumont (DEM) | Marie C. Hawkinson (D) | 0.1 |
| 1986 | Yvonne Coulombe · George Lemire · Catherine M. Brungot · Romeo J. Theriault · Dennis J. Kilbride · Harold D. Nelson (DEM) | Anthony R. Harp (R) | 0.5 |
| 1984 | Norman A. Brideau · Yvonne Coulombe · Elmer H. York · Romeo J. Theriault · Catherine M. Brungot · Lucille A. Ottolini (DEM) | Gerald Aikens (D) | 2.3 |
| 1982 | Alcide Valliere · Elmer H. York · George Lemire · Norman A. Brideau · Romeo J. Theriault · Yvonne Coulombe (D) | Catherine M. Brungot (R) | 2.1 |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1980 | Catherine M. Brungot · George Lemire (REP) | — | Unopposed |
| 1978 | George Lemire · Catherine M. Brungot (DEM) | Victor A. Ayotte (D) | 2.3 |
| 1976 | George Lemire · James B. Cooney (D) | Clarence J. Brungot (R) | 7.8 |
| 1974 | James B. Cooney · George Lemire (D) | George W. Oswell (R) | 10.2 |
| 1972 | Hilda C. F. Brungot · George Lemire (REP) | Percy W. McCuin (R) | 0.9 |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1970 | Hilda C. F. Brungot · Percy W. McCuin · George W. Oswell (R) | George Lemire (D) | 0.3 |
| 1968 | Hilda C. F. Brungot · George Lemire · Percy W. McCuin (REP) | Donald W. Williams (D) | 0.9 |
Won by: the winner's lead over the runner-up, in points of the vote. Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)